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Unmanned Aircraft Systems

CISA assists federal, private sector, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in managing cyber and physical risks posed by drones to our nation’s critical infrastructure.

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Overview

The safe and secure integration of UAS, or drones, into the national airspace system and across critical infrastructure organizations is essential to maintain the security and resilience of our national critical functions.  

A whole-of-government approach is required to incorporate cybersecurity and physical security into the policies and procedures that support secure drone operations, reliable threat discrimination through air domain awareness, and the effective mitigation of credible threats to national security and public safety.

CISA’s Role

CISA assists federal, private sector, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in managing cyber and physical risks posed by drones to our nation’s critical infrastructure. 

This is achieved by maintaining effective public-private partnerships dedicated to sharing threat and vulnerability information, providing risk mitigation guidance, building security capacity at the local level, and coordinating federal capabilities to counter credible drone threats.

Featured Content

Unmanned Aircraft Systems FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for critical infrastructure owners and operators.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Considerations for Law Enforcement Action

When law enforcement action is taken against UAS and their operators, SLTT law enforcement personnel need to be aware of several Federal statutes that that can affect their engagement, in addition to being familiar with the technical nature of UAS.

Publications

Discover critical infrastructure publications.

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Secure Your Drone: Privacy and Data Protection Guidance

JAN 27, 2023 | PUBLICATION
Secure Your Drone: Privacy and Data Protection Guidance is a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) resource that provides guidance for drone users to protect their data and privacy before, during, and after flying their drone.
Download File (PDF, 1.83 MB)

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Addressing Critical Infrastructure Security Challenges

FEB 15, 2017 | PUBLICATION
This is a fact sheet on the challenges that UAS can present to critical infrastructure and several courses of action that critical infrastructure owners and operators may want to take.
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Unauthorized Drone Activity Over Sporting Venues

JAN 14, 2021 | PUBLICATION
This document presents options for sporting venue owners and operators to consider to prevent, protect from, and respond to unauthorized drone activity.
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Responding to Drone Calls: Guidance for Emergency Communications Centers

SEP 08, 2021 | PUBLICATION
This guide provides an overview of safe and unsafe drone flight and a suggested script that Emergency Communication Centers may follow when receiving a drone related call.
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Contact Us

For more information, please send an email to SUASsecurity@cisa.dhs.gov.

In case of an emergency, or to report suspicious activity or events, call 9-1-1 or contact local law enforcement.

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